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. >> unemployment is higher today than when barack obama took office. >> romney told supporters in wisconsin the president failed to deliver. >> he said that he was going to lower the unemployment rate to 5.2%. today we learned that it's actually 7.9%. that's 9 million jobs short of what he promised. >> the labor department said the unemployment rate rose 7.9%, up from 7.8% in september. but the report also showed that voters added 171,000 jobs in october and hiring is stronger than first reported in august and september. the longer term trend is also a mixed bag. >> we've got about 160,000 new jobs per month over the past two years which is enough to sort of keep pace, maybe edge unemployment down, but not enough to quickly repair the damage from the great recession. >> so what's all of this mean to the election outcome? >> most americans have already made up their minds about the candidates and certainly about the state of the economy. news from the labor department is not likely to change that. >> about 4% of likely voters remain undecided and it's not clear whether these latest numbers w
. >> unemployment is higher today than when barack obama took office. >> romney told supporters in wisconsin the president failed to deliver. >> he said that he was going to lower the unemployment rate to 5.2%. today we learned that it's actually 7.9%. that's 9 million jobs short of what he promised. >> the labor department said the unemployment rate rose 7.9%, up from 7.8% in september. but the report also showed that voters added 171,000 jobs in october and hiring is...
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. >> if you know what's going on right now, read dickens. it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. i can show you ten polls and you'll say there is no way barack obama is going to win. and ten other polls would say mitt romney is sunk. >> an associated press poll has him up 49 to 45 with women. do you think that maybe stemmed from the debate? he was a little more moderate in the debate? how is he picking up these female voters right now? >> i have no idea. >> you're asking the wrong person. >> i have no idea. and these debates over abortion and these republican candidates who are just stepping in it on those issues, i think it's terrible timing for your party. at the same time, the polls show that mitt romney is actually gaining support among women. >> in a big way. >> i also think overall, it's still kind of convoluted enough where each side -- i can see -- the positive that i want to see, and why i think obama will win, he can probably see the other side. >> this is such a tight race. what do they need to do? what can they do a
. >> if you know what's going on right now, read dickens. it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. i can show you ten polls and you'll say there is no way barack obama is going to win. and ten other polls would say mitt romney is sunk. >> an associated press poll has him up 49 to 45 with women. do you think that maybe stemmed from the debate? he was a little more moderate in the debate? how is he picking up these female voters right now? >> i have no idea. >>...
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and i think kelly had it right. that if you get an uptick in unemployment, from where it was, that is a big problem for the president. >> we're going to get other economic figures next week. we'll get a key read on manufacturing and saw the g.d.p. figures come in ok. chris: 22 r -- 2%. finally. >> the black swan is europe. and it doesn't look like there will be one. and on the positive side, you got big uptick in the housing market. chris: i think the president zpwoge to do well in handle -- is going to do well in handling this big hurricane. the number one job of a president is to protect us. i think that's a big issue. he can show himself to be a good president. when we come back scoops and predictions right from the notebooks of these top reporters. tell me something i don't know. chris: joe, tell me something i don't know. >> something i don't know. i don't know why barack obama couldn't speak on the record in the way -- in the way that he spoke off the record to the des moines register in that interview this we
and i think kelly had it right. that if you get an uptick in unemployment, from where it was, that is a big problem for the president. >> we're going to get other economic figures next week. we'll get a key read on manufacturing and saw the g.d.p. figures come in ok. chris: 22 r -- 2%. finally. >> the black swan is europe. and it doesn't look like there will be one. and on the positive side, you got big uptick in the housing market. chris: i think the president zpwoge to do well in...
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let's get right out on to the campaign trail, along with kristen welker with the president in cincinnati. >> reporter: good evening to you lester. president obama campaigns here in must-win ohio tonight with music legend stevy wonder kicking thing off. with this race too close to call, president obama is enlisting his biggest su egest s and supporters to help him close this deal. president obama in the final sprint of this deadlocked race, stopping first in concord, new hampshire today. >> let's go get them, new hampshire. >> and then to hollywood, florida. >> are you fired up? >> reporter: mr. obama will travel several thousand miles, stopping in ohio, colorado, wisconsin. today the president enlisted one of the most high profile democrats to fire up voters. former president bill clinton. president obama even borrowing president clinton's campaign song. president clinton slammed romney. >> he's tying himself into knots saying he didn't oppose what he didn't oppose. >> reporter: and obama -- >> we know what change looks like and he ain't it. >> reporter: and president obama confused the
let's get right out on to the campaign trail, along with kristen welker with the president in cincinnati. >> reporter: good evening to you lester. president obama campaigns here in must-win ohio tonight with music legend stevy wonder kicking thing off. with this race too close to call, president obama is enlisting his biggest su egest s and supporters to help him close this deal. president obama in the final sprint of this deadlocked race, stopping first in concord, new hampshire today....
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election day is now less than 140 hours away, but right now for millions of sandy's victims, the next two days will hold a lot of uncertainty. today president obama, as we mentioned, will be touring new jersey's devastated coast with republican governor chris christie. nbc's tracie pots has the latest on that from washington. tracie, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. less than a week away from this campaign and governor romney is now cautiously venturing back onto the campaign trail. president obama still really tied up with dealing with this storm. so the campaign is back on sort of. we've got paul ryan who's back out in wisconsin today. vice president biden in florida. so is governor romney. he's got three stops in florida today. he was in ohio yesterday collecting supplies and thanking supporters for helping those storm victims and also avoiding questions about fema, the federal emergency management agency, and their response to this storm. meanwhile, president obama probably won't be back on the campaign trail until tomorrow in colorado at the earliest. today as you
election day is now less than 140 hours away, but right now for millions of sandy's victims, the next two days will hold a lot of uncertainty. today president obama, as we mentioned, will be touring new jersey's devastated coast with republican governor chris christie. nbc's tracie pots has the latest on that from washington. tracie, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. less than a week away from this campaign and governor romney is now cautiously venturing back onto the...
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president obama promised we would have 4.2% economic growth right now. we have 2%. he promised an unemployment rate lower than we have. on the issue of trust, what is going on with regard to libya. we have an extraordinary thing where the president comes out on friday and says i directed that everything possible should be done to aid our embassy under attack. that attack went on for seven hours. secretary of defense saying he denied requests for help over that seven hours. >> we'll get to that later. >> but it's a trust issue. >> on the economy, how does it tip the scales, david brooks? >> i think it's been the worst campaign i have ever covered. they are both ending where they started. obama doing a negative campaign. he's got an ad out about romney and the flip-flop and what we have heard. it's almost pure negativity. romney is trying to appeal to moderates and women, which is a bipartisan ad saying i don't care if it's a republican or democrat idea, i'm for that. you know, he has -- it's not who he is or what his policies are. i regard it as a campaign that's not
president obama promised we would have 4.2% economic growth right now. we have 2%. he promised an unemployment rate lower than we have. on the issue of trust, what is going on with regard to libya. we have an extraordinary thing where the president comes out on friday and says i directed that everything possible should be done to aid our embassy under attack. that attack went on for seven hours. secretary of defense saying he denied requests for help over that seven hours. >> we'll get to...
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this is really -- this is maybe the most right now. obama/romney stock away from the business and obama's people, made it clear they won't sell the remaining stake in gm. tim massen said the same thing, and the disposal agent. romney's camp indicated they will take gm immediately. they will sell that stock, so that's a pretty by near situation. you will get results from ralph lauren. will they be the next company that we thought was doing well and europe slowed? the stock went down 13 points, but that won't be enough. anything negative at all on the call, ralph lauren trades hard, up and down on very little volume. please be careful. there are huge numbers reporting, companies reporting on thursday, including exon. i think that will be just fine, by the way. i want to hear from little chart industries, the company as an important recommendation, and key to our nation's attempt to harness natural gas. it's a huge cost control for the whole conversion. we'll be on it. kellogg is a trade and there was a time when kellogg was consistent, c
this is really -- this is maybe the most right now. obama/romney stock away from the business and obama's people, made it clear they won't sell the remaining stake in gm. tim massen said the same thing, and the disposal agent. romney's camp indicated they will take gm immediately. they will sell that stock, so that's a pretty by near situation. you will get results from ralph lauren. will they be the next company that we thought was doing well and europe slowed? the stock went down 13 points,...
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the deal includes rights to the "indiana jones" franchise. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. purchaseink disney's of the lucas film library will be good for the "star wars" film library? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 5:12. 41 degrees at the airport. plenty of "star wars" costumes. >> we are trying to make a return to normal on the area roads. we have some anncr: it's endorsed by business leaders... small business owner: question seven means thousands of jobs... in baltimore and across maryland... anncr: and labor groups... construction worker: question seven lets us bring good jobs... back home. anncr: the teachers back it... teacher: millions of dollars will go to our schools... and not other states. anncr: and so do elected leaders of both parties... councilman john olszewski: new jobs and a stronger economy. endorsed by the naacp, police and firefighters small business owner: good jobs... teacher: and better schools construction work
the deal includes rights to the "indiana jones" franchise. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. purchaseink disney's of the lucas film library will be good for the "star wars" film library? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 5:12. 41 degrees at the airport. plenty of "star wars" costumes. >> we are trying to make a return to normal on the area roads. we...
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florida poll, miami herald has right now romney plus six. so we go into this weekend, and republicans hoping this is a replay of 1980 where ronald reagan made a late break. but reagan had started his break a little earlier. by sunday, jimmy carter knew the race was over. if this is a late break, it's a really late break. looking at the polls, romney can do it. the question is, whether the hurricane stopped the momentum for 48 hours and if that will stop him from overtaking the president. >> tom brokaw, you have seen this before, and you have the ultimate political foe of the president giving him such high marks. a republican and a democrat working together, leadership at the highest level, and this has been a problem for the president. >> the president reached across party lines. some of our polling people have been talking to undecided voters out there in colorado and other places, and they saw the president as a leader in a way they had not before, because nothing like a hurricane or national tragedy of this magnitude creates empathy acros
florida poll, miami herald has right now romney plus six. so we go into this weekend, and republicans hoping this is a replay of 1980 where ronald reagan made a late break. but reagan had started his break a little earlier. by sunday, jimmy carter knew the race was over. if this is a late break, it's a really late break. looking at the polls, romney can do it. the question is, whether the hurricane stopped the momentum for 48 hours and if that will stop him from overtaking the president....
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al will have more on that in just a couple of minutes. >> all right ahead, sandy has both president obama and governor romney standing down on the politics with the presidential race exactly one week away. they have canceled their public events today and friday's all-important jobs report might be delayed. we'll talk about the storm's impact on the race and the economy with chuck todd and cnbc's jim cramer just ahead. >> a quick note for you. we're sad to say that due to sandy we will not be having our halloween celebration on the plaza tomorrow, so if you were planning to join us out here in costume, we want you to stay home, stay safe. we will get that done at some other point. things are more important. >> they are indeed. you'll have to put the ponte hose away for another year. get the latest on the storm, the record flooding we've seen in lower manhattan. let's get to natalie morales in battery park city in the southern tip of mat hannan. natalie, good morning to you again. >> reporter: good morning to you, savannah, once again. we're fully now beginning to realize the devastation of
al will have more on that in just a couple of minutes. >> all right ahead, sandy has both president obama and governor romney standing down on the politics with the presidential race exactly one week away. they have canceled their public events today and friday's all-important jobs report might be delayed. we'll talk about the storm's impact on the race and the economy with chuck todd and cnbc's jim cramer just ahead. >> a quick note for you. we're sad to say that due to sandy we...
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president obama goes back to washington to coordinate the federal response. tracie potts as the "commitment 2012" report. >> governor romney headed away from the coast, canceling sunday rallies in virginia and north carolina in the storm's path. instead, he will join paul ryan's bus tour in ohio. >> our thoughts and prayers are with the people who will find themselves at times my. >> president obama will do one last rally in florida before heading back to washington. on sunday, the bill as it met with the federal of its management agency -- the president met with the federal limits the management agency. >> anything they need, we will be there, and we will cut through red tape and we will not get bogged down with the rules. >> in florida, the president told campaign workers that turnout is key. >> will ever is able to get voters out will in florida. >> maryland has already cancelled early voting today. virginia, op-ed announced it, could see power outages lasting until the election -- for jack, a battleground state, could see power outages lasting until elect
president obama goes back to washington to coordinate the federal response. tracie potts as the "commitment 2012" report. >> governor romney headed away from the coast, canceling sunday rallies in virginia and north carolina in the storm's path. instead, he will join paul ryan's bus tour in ohio. >> our thoughts and prayers are with the people who will find themselves at times my. >> president obama will do one last rally in florida before heading back to washington....
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the direction right now, although it's mild, is definitely going towards obama. so he will be better off on monday and tuesday than he is right now. i really think that's the strongest thing to look at. i think romney's got a problem with his dishonest ad -- objectively dishonest about jeep. his opposition to the existence of fema. his opposition to the bailout of the auto industry. these are objective facts he has against him. and pretty good job numbers on friday. put it all together with governor christie collaboration this week with the president and you see an effective president looking like a good president this week. and i think that's the last big picture the voters are going to see. >> chris brought up the auto bailout, which we've heard so much about during this campaign. if the president does win a second term, could governor romney's op-ed from four years ago end up being a deciding factor as you look back on this election? >> the significant factor, i don't know if it's deciding, but you look inside the polls in ohio, you can see that barack obama i
the direction right now, although it's mild, is definitely going towards obama. so he will be better off on monday and tuesday than he is right now. i really think that's the strongest thing to look at. i think romney's got a problem with his dishonest ad -- objectively dishonest about jeep. his opposition to the existence of fema. his opposition to the bailout of the auto industry. these are objective facts he has against him. and pretty good job numbers on friday. put it all together with...
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of a governor. >> that's absolutely right. annie thank you so much for joining us. you can find her work on thinkprogress.org. >> thank you very much. >> let's go to laura in new jersey. how are you holding up there in new jersey? >> we're holding up pretty good. we pretty much have power and minimal damage but otherwise it is pretty good. my husband and i are really big fans of the show and we support president obama, but i also wanted to let you guys know that i have tweeted both you and jacki on an article in yesterday's "huffington post" regarding a [ inaudible ] who blamed hurricane sandy on gay people. >> there is always one of those. >> yeah you get those every major hurricane, unfortunately. >> why would these right-wing idiots -- and i use that term liberally -- >> that's a g-righted version. >> yeah but they are blaming gay people? be real. >> you are really busy when do you have time to cause all of these disasters. >> i know right. doing hair and causing hurricanes, come on. sonia in florida is calling. hey, sonia
of a governor. >> that's absolutely right. annie thank you so much for joining us. you can find her work on thinkprogress.org. >> thank you very much. >> let's go to laura in new jersey. how are you holding up there in new jersey? >> we're holding up pretty good. we pretty much have power and minimal damage but otherwise it is pretty good. my husband and i are really big fans of the show and we support president obama, but i also wanted to let you guys know that i have...
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there has got to be some political ramification here. >> i think president obama handled it just right when he did his press conference yesterday and was asked how is this going to play out politically, and it doesn't matter. all that matters right now is his response. i think he is taking the exact right approach on that. it is unclear how it will play out. in maryland they had to cancel early voting yesterday. they are hoping to get it up and going again soon. that's going to be unfortunate for voters who like to take advantage of early voting but hopefully be able to be amenable on the back end to maybe add a day or two later. but it's unclear, governor romney has said that he is not going to be holding political events today and tomorrow but he -- this morning in -- in dayton he is doing a storm-relief event, where their -- >> right. >> i'm not sure if they are collecting supplies or money. one important thing to note is some of the campaign events have been collecting supplies and it's a goo sentiment, obviously, but in general it's much much much more valuable for red cross to ju
there has got to be some political ramification here. >> i think president obama handled it just right when he did his press conference yesterday and was asked how is this going to play out politically, and it doesn't matter. all that matters right now is his response. i think he is taking the exact right approach on that. it is unclear how it will play out. in maryland they had to cancel early voting yesterday. they are hoping to get it up and going again soon. that's going to be...
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right now president obama can safely count on 201 electoral votes. that is unchanged from yesterday. romney can safely count on 191. that is changed. that has changed because north carolina, and let me bring this up today here. north carolina was moved to the tossup category just yesterday. that accounts for the 15 votes that moved away. so where he had at 206, 206 to 201, now 191. and let's turn now tto of romney who needs to win north carolina. he is still up in the polls by a significant margin, but four points. yesterday it was more than five. we have that. romney would need also to win, just as before, the state of florida, 29 votes. let's get that. and he is up two points in florida. he also needs virginia where he is up by one point. let's go there. he is building 248. colorado, where both candidates are tied up right now 48-48. we will give that to governor romney as well. we will move that into his column, 257. president obama right now is up by two in iowa, what the purpose of this scenario we will assumed that governor romney wins. i'm sur
right now president obama can safely count on 201 electoral votes. that is unchanged from yesterday. romney can safely count on 191. that is changed. that has changed because north carolina, and let me bring this up today here. north carolina was moved to the tossup category just yesterday. that accounts for the 15 votes that moved away. so where he had at 206, 206 to 201, now 191. and let's turn now tto of romney who needs to win north carolina. he is still up in the polls by a significant...
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he also needs nevada where president obama right now is up by two and a half points. we are giving that to governor romney. see how this scenario plays out. the president would have to take the state of michigan where he is up by four points. let's give those 15 points to him. wisconsin where he is up by two. this is one of the most -- obviously one of the most important states. ohio where the president is up bywo points in a pivotal, obviously as we have been talking about and will be talking about for 11 days, ohio critical we will give that to the president. pennsylvania. the president is up five points. adding another 20 points to his electol count. new hamphire, those four points we are going to give. up by just one point. if that were to happen, as you can see, 269-269, we have a time. so what do we do in the event that this occurs? by the way, this is entirely possible. let's go old school. back to the blackboard. and if no candidate receives a majority it triggers wh is called a contingent, and there are, i assure you. it is selldom in the house of representat
he also needs nevada where president obama right now is up by two and a half points. we are giving that to governor romney. see how this scenario plays out. the president would have to take the state of michigan where he is up by four points. let's give those 15 points to him. wisconsin where he is up by two. this is one of the most -- obviously one of the most important states. ohio where the president is up bywo points in a pivotal, obviously as we have been talking about and will be talking...
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the taeea party moving to the right. we're just in the toledo where the jeep plant s.unemployment was 13% in that city when president obama took office. now it's at 7% rate. manufacturing, the middle class, these are the sweet spots of a democratic pitch, and they have been able to say that mitt romney, a state where the bain ads, have had an effect would not be a good stewart that have reinvestment. president obama's core argument here is economic and it's also saying, look, the policies that mitt romney will put in play are the same policies that got us in trouble in the first place. the raw politics of this are fueling the ground game right now. >> let's talk about the numbers. the u.s. economy added 171,000 jobs in october as you both well know, surprisingly strong number. it may end up being the final political football, really the last thing you can give a speech on or cite a press release on. both candidates wasted no time spinning the numbers. listen. >> he said he was going to lower the unemployment rate down to
the taeea party moving to the right. we're just in the toledo where the jeep plant s.unemployment was 13% in that city when president obama took office. now it's at 7% rate. manufacturing, the middle class, these are the sweet spots of a democratic pitch, and they have been able to say that mitt romney, a state where the bain ads, have had an effect would not be a good stewart that have reinvestment. president obama's core argument here is economic and it's also saying, look, the policies that...
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>> president obama. >> rose: right. >> what would you add to that? those are the basic kind of -- >> well there is a different variations of cares about people, who understands the middle class. i thought all along, governor romney on those questions, those character and trade questions, governor romney needed to do three things. on cares about you, understands the middle class be closer than he could have been, he couldn't lose those by large double digit margins and narrowed those. couldn't win them, had no narrow them. had plans for the economy needed a significant lead. the president has been ahead at times, kind of remarkable and three is, is favorable, unfavorable, governor romney went into the general election season based on most polls as the worst nominee of either party ever in terms of do you like this person or not? do you think of them favorably, unfavorably, he has really improved and in fact in some polling he went past the president on that measure. and that is to go back to the question of what is the one dynamic of this campaign? wo
>> president obama. >> rose: right. >> what would you add to that? those are the basic kind of -- >> well there is a different variations of cares about people, who understands the middle class. i thought all along, governor romney on those questions, those character and trade questions, governor romney needed to do three things. on cares about you, understands the middle class be closer than he could have been, he couldn't lose those by large double digit margins and...
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what did the obama campaign do right? >> what did he do right? oh, boy. well, i think first thing they did right was they were able to expose mitt romney for being the flip-flopper that he is, and not so much the president himself but his surrogate. i think especially president clinton did a marvelous job at the convention. his speech was the highlight of the entire thing, and what he did essentially was just dismantle mitt romney and his logic. i think that was helpful tremendously for his campaign. and also what anna talked about, he energized his face by being political. i don't like it, it's politics as usual, but politics as usual works. he did restore faith in the people that believed he was going to bring change, so i think he did a really, really good job of emphasizing the flip-flopping of mitt romney as well as potential for social change with the dream act sort of initiative as well as those major equality. >> anna, what did the obama campaign did wrong? >> well, you know, look, i think that there is no doubt that the worst moment for the obama
what did the obama campaign do right? >> what did he do right? oh, boy. well, i think first thing they did right was they were able to expose mitt romney for being the flip-flopper that he is, and not so much the president himself but his surrogate. i think especially president clinton did a marvelous job at the convention. his speech was the highlight of the entire thing, and what he did essentially was just dismantle mitt romney and his logic. i think that was helpful tremendously for...
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>> right now seeing big movement toward barack obama. there are offshore books who had him a 2-1 favorite a week ago now 3-1. you're talking about a 75% likelihood that he's reelected as president. the gallop polls have shown romney had a leg up on the competition. >> what do you make of that? >> you always want to say money speaks louder than the so-called popularity polls. that's why they play the games and we'll know next tuesday night. >> are the guys who essentially wager on this or invest in this pretty reliable in general? >> you know what, these guys are a great indicator. there are a number of things going on as a barometer of truth. they may have taken a position early on romney as a huge underdog and try to bet it back with barack obama. normally you're going to see prices approaching 40 to 50 implies barack obama has a leg up on the competition. >> when a pun did it says it's a toss up, this race, that's not really correct. >> some of the indicators say one thing the odds are saying something substantially different. i'm curi
>> right now seeing big movement toward barack obama. there are offshore books who had him a 2-1 favorite a week ago now 3-1. you're talking about a 75% likelihood that he's reelected as president. the gallop polls have shown romney had a leg up on the competition. >> what do you make of that? >> you always want to say money speaks louder than the so-called popularity polls. that's why they play the games and we'll know next tuesday night. >> are the guys who essentially...
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. >> president obama, he's made history by voting for the first time early voting. >> right. >> do you think that's going to play a big role seeing that very strategic photo-op of the president voting early? >> early voting, obviously, very important. mika and i were talking about this earlier. i mean the polls break in a big way on early voting for the president. >> yeah. the engagement there, so far, appears to be for the president. but there are no other polls that you look at, in terms of the direction of the country and the economy, that you see mitt romney closing in. you see this thing heating up and you get to a point where i'm not sure there's anyone who actually really knows, has a gut, has an absolute instinct as to what's going to happen. >> the tale of two campaigns, read dickens. it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. i could show you ten polls. you look at those polls, you think there is no way barack obama's going to win. i could show you ten other polls and you'd say, mitt romney is sunk. >> an associated press poll now has him up, what is it 49 to 45. wi
. >> president obama, he's made history by voting for the first time early voting. >> right. >> do you think that's going to play a big role seeing that very strategic photo-op of the president voting early? >> early voting, obviously, very important. mika and i were talking about this earlier. i mean the polls break in a big way on early voting for the president. >> yeah. the engagement there, so far, appears to be for the president. but there are no other polls...
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i have for the public right now is please listen to what your state and local officials are saying. when they tell you to evacuate, you need to evacuate. >> 370,000 new yorkers who live close to the water have already left. city officials have shut down the transit system. businesses and shops have closed. workers are piling up sand bags in front of subway entrances and buildings. >> it's vr important. this is the stop the water from going into the subway. >> irene last year didn't look like this after it hit. >> they expect the storm will pound a wide area for several days. >> sandy has interacted with cold air from the north and it's become a post tropical cyclone. it's not a tropical cyclone anymore but the field of heavy rain and strong winds are expanding and things will get even worse because the center of a former hurricane sandy is expected to move into the new jersey coast. extremely dangerous storm surge combined with high tide could cause flooding. that's why hundreds of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate. it's going to move through pennsylvania into new yo
i have for the public right now is please listen to what your state and local officials are saying. when they tell you to evacuate, you need to evacuate. >> 370,000 new yorkers who live close to the water have already left. city officials have shut down the transit system. businesses and shops have closed. workers are piling up sand bags in front of subway entrances and buildings. >> it's vr important. this is the stop the water from going into the subway. >> irene last year...
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all right, thank you. >>> president obama is praised for his response to the hurricane. white house photos show him in the briefing room overnight getting constant updates on the situation. during the early-morning hours, president obama signed disaster declarations for both new york and new jersey making way for federal grant money to pay for the damages. >>> and with all eyes on the devastation out east both candidates have canceled campaign events through wins. mr. obama coordinating federal relief efforts. he will visit new jersey tomorrow while moms attended a hurricane relief event today for victims in ohio. >>> back in the bay area, five people including two children escaped an explosion and house fire in san jose this morning. >> we heard an explosion, we wanted the door and smoke started coming -- engulfing the house. we got the kids and got out. >> firefighters were called to the home on linda flores street around 6:00. crews had the fire under control in less than 30 minutes. but special teams had to be called in as part of the investigation. >> we do have a h
all right, thank you. >>> president obama is praised for his response to the hurricane. white house photos show him in the briefing room overnight getting constant updates on the situation. during the early-morning hours, president obama signed disaster declarations for both new york and new jersey making way for federal grant money to pay for the damages. >>> and with all eyes on the devastation out east both candidates have canceled campaign events through wins. mr. obama...
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and, again, think about where president obama is. he's the adult in the room, right? he's the guy who has said from the beginning, i'm here, i'm ready to work with you. he took a lot of heat from the left. you and i both, ed, are people who, you know, it kind of hit him hard a few times. he said, look, i'm going to work with you guys. then push comes to shove. we're in the middle of a crisis. he's there. he's the guy seen doing the job, calm leadership, getting it done. >> all right. of course, big question about romney is where does he stand on fema? they did release a statement today. >> oh, good. >> and this is it. "i believe that fema plays a key role in working with states and localities to prepare for and respond to natural disasters. as president i will ensure fema has the funding it needs to fulfill its mission, while directing maximum resources to the first responders who work tirelessly to help those in need because states and localities are in the best position to get aid to the individuals in communities affected by natural disasters." i tell you what, it
and, again, think about where president obama is. he's the adult in the room, right? he's the guy who has said from the beginning, i'm here, i'm ready to work with you. he took a lot of heat from the left. you and i both, ed, are people who, you know, it kind of hit him hard a few times. he said, look, i'm going to work with you guys. then push comes to shove. we're in the middle of a crisis. he's there. he's the guy seen doing the job, calm leadership, getting it done. >> all right. of...
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and right knew president obama is headed to the battle ground state of ohio. he talked to voters there about job growth and how governor romney's ideas won't work. >> but here's the thing, florida. we know what change looks like. what governor romney's offering ain't it. giving more power back to the biggest banks, that's not change. another $5 trillion in tax cuts for the wealthy, that's not change. refusing to answer questions about the details of our policies until after the election, that's definitely not change. >> president obama also told voters that he would fight hard for them and their families. and if you hope the polls will shed some light on who will win? forget about it. cnn editor paul stein hauser is here to do the math for us. paul, what do the national polls look like? >> two days to go, and we have four polls that are nonpartisan and came out since midnight. let's start with the abc news/"washington post." 48% of likely voters supporting the president. 48% supporting mitt romney. how about nbc news/"wall street journal," pretty much the same
and right knew president obama is headed to the battle ground state of ohio. he talked to voters there about job growth and how governor romney's ideas won't work. >> but here's the thing, florida. we know what change looks like. what governor romney's offering ain't it. giving more power back to the biggest banks, that's not change. another $5 trillion in tax cuts for the wealthy, that's not change. refusing to answer questions about the details of our policies until after the election,...
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exporters to china since obama came to office. he actually said the most since 1993, i think. that we're moving in the right direction. they have let this currency float a little bit in that band. isn't that a sign of progress, that the chinese are listening? >> let's see. let's look at that plan. first of all, it's a very parochial plan by the president. he doesn't really see the big global picture. here's the problem, yeah, the yuan has gone up some. but the dollar's gone down more over the last two years. so that fits peg to the dollar by china is actually hurting every other country in the world, including europe, which is in the tank. so that's number one, when you talk about the president's view on that. the second thing is, if you look at when the president took office, christine, the trade deficit with china has grown every single year and is now going to breach $300 billion. over the course of his term we've added over $1 trillion in debt to china. the bottom line here is that china's currency won't be properly valued unt
exporters to china since obama came to office. he actually said the most since 1993, i think. that we're moving in the right direction. they have let this currency float a little bit in that band. isn't that a sign of progress, that the chinese are listening? >> let's see. let's look at that plan. first of all, it's a very parochial plan by the president. he doesn't really see the big global picture. here's the problem, yeah, the yuan has gone up some. but the dollar's gone down more over...
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and that is obama care. that is one reason we have to get rid of it. now, for us though do those five things, is going to create 12 million jobs in america. and with that type of job growth you will see employers having to pay higher wages, to hire capable people. and that means incomes will start to go up. that is how this whole thing works. this is how free markets work. we'll get more people hired, and rising take-home pay. and by the way, as they get jobs and rising income, people pay
and that is obama care. that is one reason we have to get rid of it. now, for us though do those five things, is going to create 12 million jobs in america. and with that type of job growth you will see employers having to pay higher wages, to hire capable people. and that means incomes will start to go up. that is how this whole thing works. this is how free markets work. we'll get more people hired, and rising take-home pay. and by the way, as they get jobs and rising income, people pay
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and it's all about leadership right now, and i hope that president obama and chris christie are really by display giving an example to lawmakers who said that they were going to washington to work on behalf of constituents, because i think that we are seeing some real leadership right now, and i think that they can have an impact. and i think it would be good for constituents around the country now to ask the questions of those who are running for office, can you do what those two guys are doing? get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonight's question. do you approve of the federal government's response following hurricane sandy? text "a" for yes, text "b" for no to 622639. you can always go to our blog at ed.msnbc.com. we'll bring you the results later on in the show. joining me tonight, new jersey senator robert menendez. he, of course, was with president obama and governor chris christie today. senator, great to have you with us. you were right in the middle of all of those discussions today and getting up close as to what is happening. i understand that you're g
and it's all about leadership right now, and i hope that president obama and chris christie are really by display giving an example to lawmakers who said that they were going to washington to work on behalf of constituents, because i think that we are seeing some real leadership right now, and i think that they can have an impact. and i think it would be good for constituents around the country now to ask the questions of those who are running for office, can you do what those two guys are...